A radiologist is asked to review a patient's CT scan that was taken at another facility. The modifier -26 attached to the code indicates that the physician is billing for what component of the procedure?

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The modifier -26 indicates that the physician is billing for the professional component of the procedure. This means that they are interpreting and providing a report of the images, but did not perform the actual scan.

A Radiologist Is Asked to Review a Patient's CT Scan